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accidental

How many syllables in accidental?

  4 syllables

Divide accidental into syllables:   ac-ci-den-tal
Primary syllable stress:   ac-ci-den-tal
Secondary syllable stress:   ac-ci-den-tal
How to pronounce accidental:   ak-si-den-tl
How to say accidental:

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Synonyms for accidental


1 syllable
  • chance
    2 syllables
    • random
    3 syllables
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
      6 syllables
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        What rhymes with accidental

        1 syllable
        • when'll
          2 syllables
          • dental
          • gentle
          • kennell
          • mental
          • rental
          • fennel
          • kennel
          • lentil
          • phenol
          3 syllables
          4 syllables
          5 syllables
          6 syllables
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